Shloka 33

नारायणीयमाख्यानम् (Nārāyaṇīyam Ākhyānam) — Nārada’s Return and Hymnic Consolidation

Devanagari script

तमुवाच महादेव: सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वच: । पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तं कृष्णद्वैपायनं तदा

Transliteration

tam uvāca mahādevaḥ sāntvapūrvam idaṃ vacaḥ | putraśokābhisaṃtaptaṃ kṛṣṇadvaipāyanaṃ tadā ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：当时，大天（湿婆，Śiva）以安慰之意对因丧子而痛苦如焚的黑岛仙人毗耶娑（Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana Vyāsa）开口，言辞温和而抚慰——为接下来将要宣说的教诲奠定慈悲与法（dharma）的基调。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उवाच: said/spoke
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha-bhuta), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महादेवः: Mahadeva (Shiva)
• महादेवः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सान्त्वपूर्वम्: preceded by consolation; consoling
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सान्त्वपूर्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदं
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वचः: speech/words
• वचः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तम्: tormented by grief for (his) son
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• कृष्णद्वैपायनम्: Krishna-Dvaipayana (Vyasa)
• कृष्णद्वैपायनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णद्वैपायन
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तदा: then/at that time
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even profound sorrow is to be met first with sāntva—compassionate reassurance—before instruction. The verse models a dharmic approach: healing speech and empathy prepare the mind to receive higher counsel.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma narrates that Śiva (Mahādeva) arrives and speaks consoling words to Vyāsa, who is overwhelmed by grief for his son, marking the beginning of Śiva’s comforting address.